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Complex systems, wicked problems. Society, technology, science and more. @UNC professor. @NYTimes columnist. My newsletter is @insight: http://www.theinsight.org 

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    1. Matthew Brooker‏Verified account @mbrookerhk 17 Aug 2019
      Replying to @PatrickllllLi @zeynep

      No they didn’t and no they didn’t. Carrie Lam was chosen by a 1,200-member committee that’s rigged to guarantee a pro-Beijing majority

      1 reply 0 retweets 12 likes
    2. Patricc‏ @PatrickllllLi 17 Aug 2019
      Replying to @mbrookerhk @zeynep

      Sounds like electoral college in the US to me. Are u saying that democracy can be rigged? Whoa what a concept!

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    3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 17 Aug 2019
      Replying to @PatrickllllLi @mbrookerhk

      It is not like the electoral college. Electoral college is imperfect. HK is rigged.

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    5. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 17 Aug 2019
      Replying to @PatrickllllLi @mbrookerhk

      Well, one way to find out if people want democracy or top-down authoritarian rule would be to ask them in a free and fair election. 🤷‍♀️

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    7. Matthew Brooker‏Verified account @mbrookerhk 17 Aug 2019
      Replying to @PatrickllllLi @zeynep

      Right. Western democracy is fake democracy. The true democracy is the CCP model, where only communists vote for other communists, since only the party can be trusted to safeguard the people’s true interests. Am I right?

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    9. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 17 Aug 2019
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      But you have no right to make claims as a "we" without free and fair elections. Democracy may not be perfect but it's in a different category than others. If the rulers were confident in that "we have a shared reality" they would hold elections. That they don't is your answer.

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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 17 Aug 2019
      Replying to @PatrickllllLi @mbrookerhk

      You claim the ability to read people 's private & true thoughts at the scale of billions & tally them, and the self-appointed leaders as the only ones with correct answer. This would not be accepted by anyone if they had the choice. Thus they aren't given the choice. That's all.

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        2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 17 Aug 2019
          Replying to @PatrickllllLi @mbrookerhk

          Good questions. We should definitely ask the people of Hong Kong what they think. I agree it’s them not the outsiders that matter. Have a good day!

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